The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and integrate into a national military force. By Christina Goldbaum A ...

The Iraqi parliament controversially passed three laws as a package on Tuesday: the amended personal status law, a general amnesty law, and the repeal of Ba'athist decisions on Kurdish land in ...

Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners.

The traditional colorful Indian fabric worn by women is ubiquitous to the world’s largest religious gathering in northern ...

ISTANBUL, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it had killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and two in Iraq, a sign that Ankara has pressed on with its campaign against fighters ...

ANKARA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Turkey on Saturday removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor over convictions on terrorism-related charges and appointed a state official in his place ...

It rejects independence for Rojava, the Kurdish region in northeast Syria, in lieu of power-sharing between Damascus and Syria’s regions. The SDC does not seek a “zero-sum gain,” where its ...

The area is home to many ethnic and religious groups. The Kurdish community is large but is a minority in the region. The Kurds took lands, homes, businesses, and farms by force, while ethnically ...